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Anadara (Rasia) lienosa

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca lienosa was named by Say (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Pleistocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Scapharca lienosa by Conrad (1863); it was recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) lienosa by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) lienosa by Hodson et al. (1927); it was recombined as Arca (Anadara) lienosa by Mansfield (1932); it was recombined as Anadara lienosa by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Anadara (Anadara) lienosa by DuBar (1958); it was recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa by Woodring (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Arca lienosa Say
1860Arca lienosa Holmes p. 20
1863Scapharca lienosa Conrad p. 579
1887Arca lienosa Heilprin p. 97
1898Scapharca (Scapharca) lienosa Dall p. 636
1916Arca lienosa Sheldon p. 35
1927Arca (Scapharca) lienosa Hodson et al. p. 13
1932Arca (Anadara) lienosa Mansfield p. 50
1943Anadara lienosa Gardner p. 23
1958Anadara (Anadara) lienosa DuBar p. 156
1973Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Woodring p. 505

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
subgenusRasia(Gray 1857)
specieslienosa(Say 1832)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:18:36
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:18:36
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca lienosa (59364)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Arca lienosa (135498 135501)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (111204)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Arca lienosa (61026 135503)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Anadara lienosa (93062)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Arca lienosa (131304)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Anadara lienosa (92751)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Anadara lienosa (60940)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Anadara lienosa (59307 59310 59327)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Anadara lienosa (59420)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) Anadara lienosa (136994 157967 157969)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Arca lienosa (92412)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (79797 80037 80044) Arca lienosa (59484 59486 59487 59491 67072 67076 123549)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (41501 41718 61309 69029 79331 79786 80025)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Arca lienosa (92408)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Anadara lienosa (59315 59316 59318 80033 80035)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Anadara lienosa (80083)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (61310 67069 80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anadara lienosa (41715 61311 69087)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Anadara lienosa (66760 69046)